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The Charlotte Jewish News - September 2010 - Page 14 Simchat Torah at Ohr HaTorah is a Genuine Experience PICK A ROSENFELD for All Your Real Estate Needs ~ Over 35 Years Experience ' Home 704-321-0220 Barbara Helen Adams Realty 704-517-1547 Marshall Queenstowne Realty 704-517-1073 FOOT DISCOMFORT? Find expertise, answers & comfort at Foot Solutions. 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Yet all of these festivities fit in nicely in an orderly and pro scribed manner reflecting the essence of the holidays. The exception to the rule is Simchat Torah when we go overboard in our joy and happiness in dancing with the Torah. Simchat Torah is a creation of the diaspora when we gave focus to the last day of the holidays which is an extra day not celebrat ed in Israel. The celebration of Simchat Torah is a genuine expression of the essence of Jew and his/her connection to God which brings us to an incredi ble expression of joy and mer riment. The Simchat Torah at Ohr HaTorah celebration will take place on Thursday September 30, at 7:45 PM. The celebra tion will include a variety of holiday foods with an exten sive wine bar and lots of danc ing with the Torah. There will be flags for the children and they will lead the pre-Hakofot service by reciting selected verses of the Torah. Simchat Torah at Ohr HaTorah is beyond doubt a memorable and happy experience which attracts many non-members as well. No reservations needed and it is open to everyone in the Jewish commu nity. ^ Holy Traveling! By Rabbi Corey Helfand, Rabbi in Residence of Beth Shalom of Lake Norman My visit to Beth Shalom in Lake Norman, last month was not a typical trip. Before leaving for the airport, I made a stop at the offices of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in mid town Manhattan, home of the congregational arm of the Conservative Movement, to pick up a Torah. This Torah, which contains the foundation of the more than 5,000-year-old Jewish tradition, was off on a journey to its new home in Davidson. After clearing security and with special permission from the airlines, I boarded a plane, Torah in hand. “Harvey's role is one of a savvy business partner committed to my success. Revenues are up; I'm worl(ing smarter and clients are happily extending their contracts.” Marcia Merrill, President, Red Rover Communications WWW, RedRoverCommunications.com usinessCoach.com 704.604.1655 Harvey Smith and personally delivered this sacred scroll to Beth Shalom. On Friday afternoon, August 9, before sundown, members of the Beth Shalom family stood togeth er and welcomed this Torah to its new home. As the ark was opened and our first Torah was removed. President Len Sadek walked into the sanctuary carrying the new Torah with him. Thus began the celebration. We danced in circles and around the room and at one point, we even hoisted past President Sally Phillips up on a chair while she raised the Torah for all to see. Before placing the two Sifrei Torah (Torah Scrolls) together side-by-side in the ark, the congregation recited the she- hecheyanu prayer, a prayer thank ing God for allowing all of us to be present for this special moment. As the scrolls were placed in the ark, the congregation joined in one final song taken from the book of Proverbs, “It is a tree of life for those who grasp it, and all who uphold it are blessed. Its ways are pleasantness and all its paths are peace. Help us turn to you Adonai our God and we shall return. Renew our lives as in days of old.” After the singing and dancing concluded and pictures were taken, Beth Shalom transi tioned into Shabbat, a time of peace and rest and separation from the business of the week. The Jewish tradition teaches that one of the 613 mitzvot/com- mandments, is that every person is commanded to write a torah scroll at some point during his or her life. This commandment is often difficult to fulfill because only a skilled few are able to write the Hebrew calligraphy written on parchment. Yet in our own way, the Beth Shalom family in wel coming this new Torah to its con gregational home, affirmed its commitment to always support one another, to act with compas sion and integrity guided by the traditions and teachings of the Torah, to live lives of tikkun olam (healing the world), and to keep strong our eternal connection to God and community through the past, present, and fiiture genera tions. May this moment only lead Beth Shalom on a continued jour ney from strength to strength. ^ AL^:xM Of Lakh NotiMAN Affjliace of Tempi* l*ral Seeing the well-being of the wicken, I envied those boasters. They suffer no pangs; their bodies are healthy. Not for them ordinary human toil; they are not stricken along with us. -Psalm 73:3-5
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